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A huge building with a large park. Here is the translation of the information panel: Bénouville Castle, built in the neoclassical style, is set in a beautiful park and was built between 1769 and 1785. It is one of the few remaining examples of the work of Enlightenment architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. The department acquired the castle in 1927 and now wants to make it accessible to the widest possible public by opening it to visitors.

Magnificent viewpoint and place to stop near the Orne!

Nice friendly place with beautiful flowers!

Along the river

Next to the bikeway "Voie verte" are the remains of the ancient mine of May sur Orne. The extraction was done on the right bank of the Orne river whereas, the shipment by rail took place on the left bank. The emaciated silhouettes of the crusher-accumulators that overlooked the railway tracks are still standing. So is the mining bridge and a storage silo. This site reminds that in the history Normandy, was once one of the main steel regions in France. More info: http://baguenaudes.net/mine-de-may-sur-orne/

The capture of the bridge was necessary to militarily secure the left flank of the invasion beach Sword Beach.

Bridge secured in time

Just after midnight on the night of June 5-6, the two bridges of Ranville-Bénouville were captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade after a short battle. Pegasus was their emblem. A small part of France was liberated. Major Howard had won the Battle of Pegasus and those in need had a field for gliders to land on, a movable steel bridge, a house on the water's edge, and... the Gondrée family, who at 11 a.m. saw Lord Lovat (1911- 1995) and his 'Green Berets' arrive, to the sound of a bagpipe. Now café-museum Gondrée is a meeting point for veterans and tourists. (Michelin)